Operation Fast and Furious

Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, the first African-American woman to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official. Speaking before an audience of family members, Justice Department lawyers and supporters, Lynch said her confirmation as attorney general showed that "we can do anything" and pledged that the agency would "use justice as our compass" in confronting terrorism, cyberattacks and other threats facing the country. "We can imbue our criminal justice system with both strength and fairness, for the protection of both the needs of victims and the rights of all. We can restore trust and...

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Eric Holder did whatever President Obama wanted. He did nothing for Operation Fast and Furious, Ferguson, Mo., etc. He should have been fired, rather than being allowed to resign. He had no guts. He did nothing for America.Charlie InhoffCatasauqua

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